1589
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Daughters of Cecrops Open the Casket Entrusted to Them by Minerva is a 1589 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows three women in long robes opening a wooden chest. The room is dark except for a small window’s light. They’re handling a box tied with rope. The women look nervous—one holds the lid open, another peeks inside. The third grips the rope tight. The lines are sharp and crisp because it’s an engraving. The artist used tiny lines to shade the scene. Look up *engraving*.
Hendrick Goltzius (German: , Dutch: ; né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
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